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constable

[kon-stuh-buhl, kuhn-] / ˈkɒn stə bəl, ˈkʌn- /


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The Portadown Orangemen want to overturn the Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant's intervention on Friday night, which came after he received advice from the chief constable.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

On his return, he spent five months as a probationary constable in the Metropolitan Police, before quitting to become a physical training instructor at a small prep school in Hampshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

He was a detective constable and lead investigator in the case of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, whose grandparents were jailed for murder last year, and has given evidence in other high-profile murder trials in north Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Among other witnesses in the second phase were police, Northern Ireland's police ombudsman and the then RUC chief constable, Ronnie Flanagan.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

But Winnie leaned round the constable and looked back at Tuck.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

The crimes are alleged to have taken place between 1995 and 2004 while the officers were on duty as constables.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

The force's professional standards panel said police constables James Heley and Simon Lewis would have been sacked if they had not resigned at the end of last week.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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